Archive of all Morrisons articles – Page 97

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    Price Survey: Week of 19th Juy 2008

    2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons made it a double success this week as it undercut Asda by a mere penny to break its rival’s seven-week stranglehold at the top of the price chart. Despite offering the cheapest price on just four items, a 60p saving over Asda on fresh...

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    Chef to target retailers over 'five freedoms'

    2008-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons could be next on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's hit list following his failed attempt to get Tesco to change its welfare standards for broiler standards.At last week's agm, Tesco shareholders...

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    this week a year ago The winner was...

    2008-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Located at the end of Manchester's tram network, Morrisons' Eccles branch won our Top Store award last year for the way it coped so well with crowds of commuters.Store manager Ian Thorpe (left) said a departing tram could prompt 500...

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    Price Survey

    2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

    They are separated by the faintest of margins, but Asda has narrowly undercut Morrisons to record its fourth week as cheapest retailer. Asda's £52.32 basket was just 9p less than Morrisons' total, although they did not match as many...

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    What the papers said

    2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

    ?Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has signed a £100,000 deal to appear in a new TV advert for Morrisons. The tongue-in-cheek advert will spoof Hammond's near-death car crash and will feature him taking a smash in a supermarket trolley,...

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    Grocer of the year

    2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

    The dark days that followed the 2004 Safeway acquisition are firmly in the past for MorrisonsSir Ken Morrison may have retired to tend the flowers in his new walled garden, but he left the business on a high in February, able to proclaim...

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    The Grocer 33: Availability award 2008

    2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

    It was another close call on stock availability, but Asda edged ahead of last year's champion Morrisons to add the prize for availability to its The Grocer 33 pricing gong. Although Morrisons achieved three more full baskets over the...

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    Price Survey

    2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

    It may be a new year for The Grocer 33 but the story remains the same.Asda has again produced the cheapest basket - undercutting second place Morrisons by more than £2 to secure its third consecutive win.Asda made a number of...

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    Morrisons first to carry healthy logo

    2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has become the first UK company to carry a healthy logo from the US Whole Grains Council.The stamp, which flags up the wholegrain content of a product, will be rolled out initially on one bread line throughout its UK stores....

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    Morrisons the master of small to medium-size supermarkets

    2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is looking to open more small to medium-sized supermarkets, it has emerged - even if it doesn't snap up any of the Somerfield estate.Speaking as the retailer recorded a 7% increase in first quarter like-for-like sales, chief...

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    Price Survey - 7th June 2008

    2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda emerged victorious after another tussle with Morrisons to produce the cheapest basket. Just 36p separated their totals, but Morrisons - which entered the price war this week by slashing 2,000 prices - was undercut by Asda on 14 items. Asda's...

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    Well done Morrisons (but none too soon)

    2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Sir; At a time when dairy farmers are facing rising fuel, feed and fertiliser costs, supermarket group Morrisons must be congratulated for increasing its milk buying prices and for telling processors to pass the extra 1p a litre (0.568p a pint)...

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    Morrisons' milk goes local at no extra cost

    2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has announced plans to become the first major retailer to locally source all its own-label, standard fresh milk and sell it at no extra cost to shoppers.The supermarket this week unveiled a raft of new dairy supply chain...

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    Sainsbury's swaps its bogofs for lower prices

    2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has regained the top spot in the retailer activity chart from Morrisons. Accounting for 26% of the space allocated to promotions by the top five retailers, Sainsbury's choice of mechanics marked a dramatic shift from bogofs to...

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    Price Survey - 31st May 2008

    2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Asda has wrested the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as milk and bananas bore sweeping price changes this week. Asda sparked the banana price war last week by reducing them from 77p to 72p. The rest of the big four followed suit, but on...

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    Banana wars are back...

    2008-05-28T00:00:00Z

    A new price war on bananas has erupted this week, sparking condemnation of the big four from suppliers and NGOs alike. Asda triggered the war on Wednesday when it cut the price of a kilo of bananas from 77p to 72p. Tesco and Morrisons followed suit...

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    ...as ASA slams Asda's 'unfair and 'misleading' campaign

    2008-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The advertising watchdog has slammed Asda for a "misleading" and "unfair" campaign comparing its prices with rival supermarket Morrisons.As part of its ongoing 'Why Pay More?' campaign, Asda ran two national press ads comparing the price...

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    Morrisons' Yorkshire rose - Q&A and Availability

    2008-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has surged to joint first position at the top of our customer service leader board with its third Top Store triumph in four weeks. Its Pontefract branch in West Yorkshire sealed the victory with helpful and polite floor staff and strong...

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    Price Survey

    2008-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has scuppered Asda's plans to record a fourth week as cheapest retailer, but only 49p separated the pair and the contest was settled on just one key item.Morrisons made no price hikes or cuts that affected this week's list, but...

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    Price Survey - 03 May 2008

    2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda snatched the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as the price gap between them and the other retailers widened this week. Asda climbed to top spot with a £46.73 basket, £3.78 cheaper than the third most expensive retailer, Tesco,...